12-206 Garand Picture of the Day

[Snafu]

P-40 Fighter Squadron 44 protects the landing of American troops on the island of Rendova in the Solomons archipelago l, the June 30, 1943.

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[Bob Seijas]

I worked with a guy who flew a P40 and shot down an ME109 in Africa. He said he didn't even see it until it flew directly in front of him, all he had to do was pull the trigger. He never saw another one.

[Bob Womack]

There's a lovely, flying P-40e down the road at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach for anyone who wants to do further research.

Bob

[Mark in Rochester]

There was one at Genesseo NY for a time :Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Registry - A Warbirds Resource Group Site



History:
Allocated to RAF as AK940 but diverted to Canada.
Delivered to RCAF as 1058.
- BOC: November 6, 1941.
- SOC: August 16, 1946.
- Flew as Vancouver XIII (later Popeye X).
- Served with 11 Squadron.
- Surplussed at RCAF Vulcan, Alberta, 1946.
Farmer, Champion, Alberta, 1946.
- moved by road.
Big Bomber Service Station, Red Deer, Alberta, 1950-1956.
- Displayed beside service station.
King Perry, Red Deer, Alberta, 19??.
- Displayed in front of business, Red Deer.
Bob Warden, Calgary, Alberta, 1968.
David Harrington, dmonton, Alberta, 19??.
- Open storage, Edmonton Airport, 1968.
Bob Diemert, Carman, Manitoba, 1969-1970.
- Towed on its wheels from Edmonton to Carmen.
William Anderson, Geneseo, NY, 1970.
- Unrestored, shipped by rail to NY, 1970.
Stewart Schwartz & Bill Pryor, Pontiac, MI, 1976-1977.
- Registered as N940AK.
- Fuselage restored, Ft. Collins, CO.
- Wings restored at Fabens, TX.
- Assembled, Ponitac, MI.
- First flight July 26, 1980 as "SNAFU".
Norton Aero Ltd, Athol, ID, 1984.
William Anderson/Rangoon Airways Inc, Las Vegas, NV, 1984-1988.
William Anderson/National Warplane Museum, Geneseo, NY, 1988-1995.
- Flown as 115321.
- Flew as USAAC/15321/"Rave #77.
- Crashed during forced landing near Phelps, NY, November 5, 1995.
John Giljam/Hilltop Welding, June 15, 1995-1998.
- Acquired wreckage.
- Sued by Bill Anderson for return of wreckage, suit failed.
Dick Thurman/Vintage Warbird Museum Inc, Louisville, KY, 1998-2001.
- Wreckage stored in Florida.
- Restoration started, June 2000.
- Wings moved to Pioneer Avspecs, New Zealand to start rebuild.
- Remaining parts sent to New Zealand for rebuild, March 2001.
Tony Banta/Banta Aviation Corp, Dover, DE, May 24, 2001-2002.
- First flight (New Zealand), March 24, 2002.
- Flown in USAAC scheme.
- Returned to California; now based Livermore, CA, May 2002.

[13Echo]

A P40B in AVG colors is my favorite fighter of WWII.

Jerry Liles

[Bob Womack]

Here you go:



Bob

[Bob Seijas]

"Get a load of this scrap iron you sold us, Joe!" Rat-tat-tat-tat...

[browningautorifle]

Nice looking for a wreck.